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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-08-18
The Reyeries OF a Bachelor.

"She would like all this, he said to
himself, surveying the apartment, with
its low bookcases, its precious bits of
sculpture and bric-a brac picked up
abroad, its PROSTATE gorgeousness of
Turkish rugs, its tapestries, its taste-
full and luxurious air of faultless bien
etre. At the same time he recalled
the exquisite arrangement of other
rooms, visited perhaps but once a
fortnight or still more seldom, yet
always kept in the most irreproachab o
order by o body of trained servants.
His entire establishment was an ornate
monumental tribute to his own selfish
ness.
He lit q cigar. He never smoked
more than two cigars during the
twenty-four hours; one after dining
and one tile before bed time. As
he sank into the big cushioned chair
and pulfed forth the first blue clouds
from q Cuban tobacco imported bv
himself he family repeated, half
aloud, the reflection which had before
been a silent one:
~.Sho would Ike oil this"
He meant that she should not only
like it, but marry to get it. He had
not by any means done with Olivia
Van ensselaer yet. Indeed, the
longer that he sat musing and smoking
there in his library, the more con.
vinced he felt that now tho ice had
been on fairly broken. the true line
of action had begun. Edgar Faucet
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-08-18
A LAMENT.


De fraugs I'm do pom is singn' every night
Wild der halleluiah camp-meetin' tune.
An da all peers to try, wild dar heart soul, an
To tell us O de comm O. dc June.
De gar wild or splash 10 or jumpin' fur de trout
OATS wallowin near de cypress tree root,
An de hateful old grinnel wild his Jaws 80
stout.
Is er grabbin' O. do croppio by do snoot.
De ole mud tuTkle 10 or layin mighty STILL
Waitin' fur de putty ynller pearch,
An he's gwine fur ter stay till he's dun got his
fu-
Kai loab do ole turkle in de iurch.
Do cons CROWN fine, an is hat log high
In de fief whar de waters dun dried.
But looks at IL all wild or deep fotch sigh,
Fur IL minds mo 80 o. Tidy dat has died.
Tidy wuz do wife o. my bosom an my breast !;
Mighty likely, sab, honest an smart,
An when she turned erway frum dis life fur tor
rest,
1t almos broke the hamo-strings O. mer
heart.
I wuz wud her in in do day. an nu sod her in
Au- T s0t- via my i1u1I. ON her truusi .v--
When do 'stroyin angel come in an turned
down dc light,
An lof' me In dc darkness wild do dead.
Er pain 10 sont all fru me like de stobbin' O. or
dirk
My heart peered tor beat origin or tho'n,
For Tidy lemmo tell yer, wuz or mighty han
ter work,
An I'd like to see her plowin' in dc con.
-ArkdnSdtC Traveller
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-08-18

person for one month, un'il the fifteenth Of
January. and on that day, il you still de-
sire it, ! will plight my treth TO Mr.. Cliff
ford"
But may tell him thisp He will be
all anxiety"
ayes, father, il you choose; but in the
meantime, you must do your best to
change your mind
That night Alice wrote Harry Winters a
letter, in which she told him that sho de-
sired particularly TO know something of
John Clifford, his character and his record.
"Find out all about him Harry" said
she in conclusion, "and report to me on
the fifteenth of January, when will ex-
plain all TO you. In the meantime don't
call on me-"
1t was tho morning OF tho fifteenth Of
January.
Within the spacious library Of tho Hap
good mansion its master and his fair
daughter were seated, awaiting tine arrival
OF her suitor, Mr.. John Clifford. They
had been silent for some time, when Alice
spoke:
"About this disagreeablc business.
father, do you still wish me 10 marry Mr..
Cliffordf"
Il certainly DO. The more see of him
the better like him. and the more worthy
i consider him Of my daughtor. will ad.
NIT that somehow ] wOpld prefer Harry
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-08-18
IIappy Thought.

at is too bad" said tho managing
editor to the funny man; "hera is q
man in the counting-room desiring to
put in big advertisement, and the
editor in chief and the publisher are
both at the beach"
"Well, can't you manage that your
self?"
"Well, not very we'll. Somebody is
wanted to swear to the circulation"
"Oh, see"
Unfortunate, isn't it.?
Il should say so. What's to DO
done?"
", ant you swear to it?"
"Why, man, they won't accept me"
"Miseryl Will doP"
"You! Absurd"
"roo badl oh, by tho way, is tho
religious editor here?"
Gracious goodness, ycsl Why didn't
/ think Of it before? He'll be accepted
without murmur.
Tho thing is done at once.-BoSton
Couri.r.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-08-18
His Profession.

A baby girl of three years, who had
strayed away from home, was found by
q policeman. The child's father was q
leading lawyer in the place where he
lived.
whats your name, little oneP" in
qu red Mons eur Bluecoat.
Mamie" was the reply.
"Mamio what2"
"No, not Mamie what, doz Mamie"
whats your fathers businessp"
The little girl reflected, and replied,
"He tuts meatp
The policeman imagined the father
to lie q butcher, Lut subsequently,
found that Mamie's opinion of her
fathers business was based upon his
proficiency in carving roast meat at
the dinner-table, - Honth's Com
pant0n,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-08-18

Having learned that a man died in
Detroit of hydrophobia, caused by the bike
Of a worthless cur, the Adrian Council
met and passed an ordinance, rigid in its
terms, making dogs running at large, with
out muzzles, cause for impounding, and
very probable "dogicide."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-08-18

-Muskegon aldermen smoke cigars in
the Council Chamber while the board is
in session, but as yet they refrain from
having bottled beer passed to them by the
messenger boy,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-08-18
The KNAVE UNMASKED.
BY HENRY l.. BLACK.

UST at the close
of a bleak and
dreary day in ear
ly winter, at a
street corner in
the residence Sec
ton Of the city of
Bro o k lyn, q
young, vigorous
a n d handsome
man was support
iRRaUpv- -huDed-
looking old gem
{ ! o IN n n, W Ii o
otherwise must
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-31
WINTER WHEAT.
The Outlook Continues Generally Favora-
BILE,

The Outlook Continues Generally FavOra
BILE.
CHICAGO, ILL, Jan. 30.-The following
summary will be printed in this weeks
issue of the Farmers Review: Reports
from the principal winter wheat growing
states continue to be generally favorable.
with the exception of those from Illinois
and Kansas. In Illinois some of the
southern counties report the fields as bare
and the plant looking poorly. This is the
case in b md ana Hamilton counties. In
EDGAR and IrOquoiS counties the ti=lds
are reported bare, but no Injury has re
suited. From tweGty-three other Illinois
counties the reports this week show that
the grain is looking well.
In six Kansas counties the plant has
suffered injury and looks badly.
The Teports from Missouri covering
thirteen counties are uniformly favorable.
OF the sixteen Ohio counties making
reports this week three report wheat
looking poorly, namely Athens, Noble
and Trumbull counties. The remaining
counties report the outlook as fair to
good. Nearly ell Of the southern coun-
ties are bare Of snow, which is also true
OF Fulton and others of the northern coun-
ties bordering on the lake.
In Fulton and Ohio counties OF Indiana
the fields are bare of snow ard the plant
has suffered from freezing.
The Wisconsin fields are generally well
protected with snow and no injury is re-
ported.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-31
THE SENATORIAL RACE.
The Growing Sentiment Would Seem
to Be to Exclude Dark Horse
from the Race at All Hazards.
Much Talk of Again Placing A. W.
TerrelPs Name Before the Joint
Session OF the Two Houses
IreianG's Friends Determined to Defeat
Reagan-HOpes Entertained of Secur-
ing Maxsy Votes for Reagan.
Specialize the Gazette.

Specialize the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, Jan. 3O.--The senatorial
question Is in statue quo. The adherents
of all three candidates are resting or their
oars with s determined air that means
they intend "to fight it out on that line if
it takes all summer"
Some of the members think that Ire
land is acting undemocratic in holding on
with such tenacity when it has been dem
onstrated beyond possibility of a doubt
that he is not the choice of a maiority.
Reagan is the second choice of a great
many Maxey men, and if the deadlock
continues much longer they say that
enough of Mayey'S vote will be cast for
Reagan to elect him. One Senator,
who has watched the situation
closely, thinks that the deadlock
will be broken about the third
ballot Monday and that Reagan will be
the next Senator. While the situation
looks inviting for a dark horse, it seems
to be the growing sentiment to exclude
MIN from the race altogether, and if one
of the three now being balloted for can
not be chosen, then a. w. Terrell
will be the man. Whether it
be q shrewd piece of diplomacy
or not, Terrell made a great many
friends by withdrawing at the time he
did, and should his name be placed before
the joint session again, it will be found
that mis- strength will be greatly aug
mented.
Mr.. Ireland's friends seem determined
to defeat Reagan, and if the anomaly of
his withdrawal should come to pass, q
great effort will be made to throw his
strength to Maxey as second choice.
Some of the members are doing a great
deal of growing over the state of affairs,
and think that too much valuable time is
being wasted on partiZan grounds that
should be devoted to legislating for the
good Of the people. 1t seems to be a
matter of watch and wait, on the same
hypothesis that 'yOu can't count in our
chickens before they are Matched OUT"
For the first time during the race there is
not q single caucus in session.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-31
LANDS IN SEVERALTY.
The Territory Indians Anxious to Have the
President Veto the Measure.
Snnctal To the lazettn

Special to the Gazette.
-AHLEQUAH, l. T., Jan. 30.-'Fhe In
dams all over the Territory are greatly
exercised over the passage bye ongress
of the Gland in severaIty" bill, and claim
that most solemn treaty has been vio-
lated While the bill exempts the In
dams of this Territory in certain words,
nevertheless they greatly fear the effects
this measure will have. Numerous pro-
tests and petitions are now pouring into
Washington from all parts of the Terri
tory to the Indian delegates and others to
do all they can to get the President to
veto the bill. They say Indians can not
aud will not thrive upon allotted LANDS;
that the only hope Of the Indians
is to hold their lands in
common. Experience, they say, has
been dear lesson. A very
intelligent old Indian to-day said to your
representative, after hearing that this bill
had passed: "WOn't they never let us
alone as they promised? To eliot an In
dian land is simply to make a beggar out
of him. We have been promised this
land unmOlested as long as grass grows
and water runs, but it'seems that we are
destined to become roamerS without
homes, if Congress don't let US alone as
we are. We have kept the faith, stood up to
our treaties and complied with cur part
of the solemn stipulation to q dot. Can
the United States Congress tor govern
ment say IS much? Hardly, for they
legislste upon cur rights the same as if
we were lot OF cattle. In fact we are
not looked upon as being as good as the
negroes were before the war Surely the
whites fear not a retribution that is
bound to come on them sooner or later"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-31
WAR EXCITEMENT.

The Government st Washington Investi-
eating the Strength OF the Militia.
COLUMBUS, OHIo, Jan. 3O-In North
ern Ohio there is much excl ement over
the possibility OF war with Csnsda.
Governor Foraker is constantly receiving
letters from citizens asking leave to raise
militia companies. In connection with
this United States army man has
revealed a fact hitherto unpublished.
During the discussion of the Canadian
troubles the War Department at Wash
ington ascertained infinitely the strength
of the militia in every state, and request
ed from the Ohio authorities Information
as to the number of troops, their arms,
aud the time in which they could De con-
centrated at Cleveland in case of an at
tack on the Canadian frontier.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-31
AN IMMENSE PURCHASE.
A New York Syndicate Buys an Alabama
Girv.

A New York Syndicate Buys an Alabama
City.
NEW YORK, Jan. S0.-The Herald says
a New York syndicate has made an extern
sive purchase in Alabama. The invest
ment was actually made on the 18th inst,
but the facts have heretofore been kept
secret. The purchase covers the entire
town of Admission, which contains about
5000 Inhabitants, together with mineral
lands and iron furnaces. The town and
land cover $500 acres and cost S3,000,000,
and the furnaces and lands cost So, 900, 000'
making total investment of SG,0O0,000.
Two companies have been formed by this
syndicate, one under the name OF the
Admission Company for real estate purpos-
es, the other for working the iron fur
naces, with which some 100000 acres of
mineral lands were secured. The sum of
$1,000 600 has already been paid on it.
Admission is on the East Tennessee, Vir-
ginia and Georgia Railroad, fifty miles
from Birmingham.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-31
CLIFA0N.


Three Poor Boys Found IN Camp Suffering
for Food.
Special to the Gazette.
CLIFTON, TEX, Jan. 5O.-O1 yesterday
three small boys, ranging in age from
eight to thirteen years, arrived here and
camped on the Bosque river They are in
a comparatively destitute condition, and
one OF their horses, from exhaustion and
want of food, is down and unable to
travel. They give their fathers name a.
Sol Buchanan; residence, Cisco, Eastland
county. Say they have been below Waco
for some time, cutting wood, where their
father sickened some two weeks ago and
went home on the train, leaving them to
come through with the wagon, hence their
appearance here.
While the generosity of Clifton will not
see the boys suffer, yet the sooner their
friends take their case in hands the better.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-31
WACO.
Temporary Administrative of the McUleI-
land Estate.


land Estate.
Special to the Gazette.
WACO, Ten, Jan. 9O.-In the County
court last evening, Judge Evans an
nounced he would appoint Mrs. Joanna
McClelland temporary administrators of
the estate Of her late husband, Peter Nc
Clellaud. She is to give bond of $780,
600. This appointment, however, is not
Judge Evans final action in the will con-
test case now pending in his court
Wiley Williams, alias Bill Harrison,
alias Taylor Holmes, was arrested here
last night snd sent to Bryan to-day.
There are three women in Brazos county,
each Of whom is claiming him as her huz-
band, from which it will be seen that
bigamy is the charge against him.
After being shut down fer more than
two years, the Waco Cotton Mills will
commence work tomorrow, with force
of thirty-fve or forty operatives, to be in
creased if the experiment proves sue
CeSSiul,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-31
PHILADELPHIA BEER.

The Saloon Men Say the Boycott Must be
Eemovedi
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 3O.-A COM
mittee of the German Saloon Keepers
Association was waited upon by the sec
rotary of the Brewers Association yester-
dsyIto complain of the effect of the boy
colt upon their business. They requested
the brewers to take immediate steps to
settle with the strikers, declaring that
unless they were speedily relieved, they
would have to stop taking Philadelphia
haa-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-31
4 BLIXZ ARD.
Montana and / ekota Report the Wors

Montana and / ekota Report the Worst
Storm Known for Years.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Jan. 30.-Specials
from various Dakota and Montana points
report the blizzard prevailing IS the very
worst known for years. Trains every
where are either abandoned or stuck in
the snow. The thermometer is 90 to 80
below zero, and the weather is still grow
ing colder. The roads here report all
tr' lights north and west abandoned, and
the passenger trains late. The blizzard
was reported here early this morning.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-31
BOnham Notes.

9eclal to the Gazette.
BoNHAM, Tex, Jan. 30.-The citizens
have subscribed 500 or $500 to Mrs.
WATSON, whose house was destroyed by
fire last Friday.
Water is scarcer than was ever known
at this season Of the year. Some of the
best wells in town have fsiied entirely.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-31
AN ICE GORGE.
The Waters of the su.qus hanna Flooding
Low Lands.

The Waters of the Su.qut hanna Flooding
Low Lands.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Jan. 30.-There is
an immense ice gorge at Port Griffith, five
miles from this city, and the water in the
SusGuehanna At that point is now back
ing up al over the low laTds in that
vicinity. At Pittston the wafer is re
ported as high as the second story OF the
small houses along the bank occupied by
miners and labOrers, and the inmates
have been compelled to vacate them
One of the houses has been moved off its
foundation, and it is expected when the
break comes four or five others VIII be
swept aw y. The ice from this city to
Montlcoke remains firm, but great dam
age is expected if it should move out
within day or two.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-31

SHeclaI 70 the GaIeItt.
EAMPAsAs, TEX, Jan. 3O;-The Touring
min of A Bradle--,. in the lower end OF
tie city, was forced open last night and
500 pounds Of -four taken.
I Mr. j. Glober, an old veteran, ninety
Fix years old, died and was buried here.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-31


told MIN | was no - -- and
put my hand up to shove him away. He
then struck HE on the neck With his fist
and knocked me down. sprang to my
feet and attempted to strike him with a
poker which had in my hand.
Bohle grabbed the poker from my hand
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-07-09
Governors Proclamation.
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

Whereas, The live Stock Sanitary Commission of the Territory Of Arizona have directed my attention to the fact, that reliable information has reached them that contagious pleuro- pdeumonls has made its appesrence m a large number of animals within the States of New York, Vermont, Pennsylvsnls' New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, Illinois and the District Of Columois. and IS liable to make its appearance m the State of MIssoari. That the csttie interests of the Territory are greatly en- dangered by the prevalence or tnis plsgue in the said States owing 10 I'm portations of cattle therefrom, and
 Whereas, The immense cattle m terests Of Arizona are thus mensnced and a heavy loss upon this one or the most important of our industrles is Iiahle 10 occur, unless precautionary measures are adopted. Now, therefore, I. c. Meyer Zuick, Governor of the Territory of Arlzona by virtue of the authority of law ID me yested. do hereby order, establish and declare E quarantine, to take efisct on ,he first day of June, 1887, sgsInst all the said Territory heretofore men tioued embracing also England, Scot land and the Dominion Of Canada, on sI bovine cattle from said localities comiug into the Territory of Arizona unless they are quarsntined at the point of entry prescribed by the rules snd yagnlsriiies of tbe Live Stock Sanitary Commission of Arizona, for period Of sixty days, and retained there until they shall receive a certificate of health signed by the Veterinary Surgeon of the Tern, tory of Arizona, or rome duly authorized deputy under him:
 iN TRsrrNoSr WHEREOF, have here =. unto set my hand and caused the (zl Great Seal of the Territory to be 5 hereto sfised.
 
 Done at Prescott, the Capitol, this tv-nty-sirth day of May, A. ID. 1857:
 0. MEYER ZULICk, By the Governor,
 WI. O. FOSTER, 4, Acting Secretary of Territory. sf.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-07-09
Manuscript and Magazines.

Mr. Ivan Moran sold a story four or five years ago to Mir Bunce, then the editor Of AppletOns Journal, for Se5. That journal ceased to exist before Ivan's story saw day light in its columns, and MT. Bunce returned it to the author. When the Manhattan started, its editor, Mr. ForInan, gave Mr. Moran go for 1t That magazine went the way of all weddings before they had time to give the world Mr. Morans story. Last week Mr. Moran sold that story once more, and received so for it. The story would fill three columns of a daily paper and NIT. Nor.,n has received slS5 for it already But Mr. Moran isn't always as fortunate as thnt- Last week he received this from Frank L,slie's puhli hing house: My dear Moran; Please find poem inclosed. Its merits are fully appreci- ated. but the unfortunate fact remains that about Sl0O worth cost price, of course: the intrinsic value Is much greaterl of your poems are still awaiting publication with us Yours, very truly. Benj. G. Smith New York Graphic.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-07-09
p,C,lo pit,.s Ti,l.

T earned the title of Buffalo Bill by killing buffaloes on the plains The Kansas Pacific railroad was leing built through the heart of the buffalo country in lSJ1. Some ,JOO hands were employed at that end of the route. The Indians were constantly on the war path. and fresh meat was difficult to ob- tain. Hunters were engaged to kill hufaloes for ths firm who had the contract for board ing the employees of the road l had some little reputation as a good shot, and especially At live cattle, so l was engaged at a salary of sJOO per month to kill bufTalOes- Twelve of these huge animals were required each day. Nothing but the hams and humps were eaten I know the work would be very dangerous, because the Indians were riding all over the country. indulging in their favOrite sport of killing a white man when they caught one alone on the prairie. But l agreed to furnish the meat Indians or no Indians knew would often be five or ten miles from the road and was liable to attack by the redskins. My success as a meat provider was so great the road hands began to call me Buffalo Bill, and the name has remained with me. Many stirring adventures occurred to me during tho seventeen months hunted buffaloss for the Kansas Pacific road killed 4.2sO buiTaloes, besides some Indians.-New York Mall and Express.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-07-09
Water Snluf.
NJ. $. SNYDER, Clerk.

Captain Coy a well known IOmb=to1s miner returned yesterday from a pros pec.Ing tour 10 the santa Rita-. Nr Coy says that whilst he and bis partacr were camped near the Van ranch Mon lay ssternC Un sbout four o'clock. ih-y heard a terrible roar similar In ussS Fr- spects to the noisy sound accompanying the monster earthquake. They ran so the banks. ossrloOkIng The Vail Ci-negs. and beheld sith ave the approach co a monster water spout cOursIng its wy down the CIenega. The valley of cienegA at this poInr is fully ono half mile in width, and Captain Coy says the water was fully nt,eeu feet ID depth. This terrific ocean, the result of a cloud burst high up In the mountains was sweeping along n ii- TeuOrseless embrace everything m its walk. Ihis valley is covered usually with cattle which were taken up by tbI- rIs3 Of water and borne down the valley. ard some being landed up OO the high banks Immediately after the water bod cea-et to be dangerous, Mr. Nsil and hls men went forth 10 see ih- damage done to their herds, and the first day they dis- covered over one hundred dead sDlunsis, apd MT. Vail feels s-=urred that Ills iu-s will reach two hGndret head, aud the cos boys are yes engaged m skinnibg dead cattle. The water r ust have c' me upwards of fiiteen mi es ss It ov,rt wed the hotel and rsi road track st Pantano before it exhausted ItseH. his i- tae second water spout that has occurred in that section this season. both of theIn doing great dsmage.-EpIiaph-